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I 3rf®Hettfy jpkMealep. WEDNESDAY. OCT. 28th, 1876. J. VAN SLYKE, Editor. ••GOOD LORD AND UOOI> DKVII." It^fs one of the privileges of this free and Independent country thaft every man has 8 right to think and act re­ ligiously, politically, and otherwise, as to him seems best, without regard to the opinions or preferen ees of others. 3Ien who openly avow their sentiments are respected even by their opponents, but men who attempt to ride two* horses at the same time, and plav "good Lord and good devil," cannot or should not be countenanced by friend or foe. Since the Elgin Convention tfie can­ vass on the part of the Lathropjntere&t has been carried on by the most syste­ matic lying ever known, allkindsof yarns being reported and* facts dispu­ ted, to further the cause of this fraud­ ulent nominee. This kind of election­ eering may win. but we thinkftnot. The yarn which they are now at­ tempting to work upon the feelings of the people with is that on McHenry and Boone Counties alone rests the responsibility for the division in the Republican ranks, as "they were offered at Elgin the privilege of naming their own man outside of the two contesting candidates." And when asked for their authority we are cited to Judge Joslyn, of Woodstock. Now we had not intended to notice this yarn, but it has been thrown in our face so often of late that we cannot longer* pass it quietly by. We are authorized to pro­ nounce this'yarn'an abs-olntc fal^phood, and that no such proposition was authoritatively made to any member of the McHenry County delegation. If, as is reported. Judge Joslyn makes this charge, we should like to have him name the man to whom the proposition was made, and also by what authority. The Judge is a candidate and claims to be Neutral in this matter, and we do not believe can afford to play this two- handed game. The people are in .earn­ est in this master and will not counte­ nance any underhanded means, no mat- from what quarter. The PLAINDEALER entered into this fight for the People as against the Ring and machine politi­ cians, and we propose to the last to ex­ pose fraud and knavery wherever found. Open antagonism we respect, but "sapping and mining"" opposition, at­ tended with ostensible favors, we de­ test. The People will put their mark upon any who, by dishonest means, at­ tempts to force this Congressional fraud upon them. A cause that re­ quires such wholesale lying as that em­ ployed by the Lathrop mob, must be desperate indeed. A fRRTILE 8HEKT. ; The Woodstock Sentinel ia about the only paper in tit* County that cornea out and joins the Rockford (Gazette in its tirade of misrepresentations and abuse against Gen. Hurlbut. In its delirium, slander and calumny the Sentinel seems to forget that there is such a thing as manufacturing nails for its own coffin. Common decency and respect for the people of this County who know Gen. Hurlbut, and know him to be an able, upright man, should lead them to repel rathei than foster these slanderous attacks. But it seems to be incompatible with the ideas of the Sentinel to reverence the truth or re­ spect the character of a man ufion whose whole official life there is not a blemish. Subservient to the wishes of a few Ring scalpers, it has the audacity to overleap the bounds of common reason and decency, and plunge itself into an abyss of villificatlon and slan­ der, for the purpose of foisting a man to office who has promised to furnish the ring a lit tie patronage, and whu is entirely unqualified, iu every respect, to occupy such an official position. As the candid reader peruses the pages of the Sentinel he can easily call to mind why that paper reiterates the sentiments of the Rockford Gazette, and lends dishonor to itself. It is noth­ ing more than an out burst of political hatred and jealousy which pervades the bosom of men who lose sight of the great questions of the day and lend themselves to the worst elements and enemies of common deceucv, for the purpose of vindicating their personal views, regardless of the interest of the people. But something more potent than the Smith and Brady lie will have to be resurrected before such sheets as the Sentinel can impress upon the minds of the reading public that they should vote the Lathrop fraud. We look upon the scheme as perfectlv worthy of being concocted by the Ring and a few of its dirty followers. Their at­ tempts, however, to blacken the record ot a good man will fall to the ground, and the slanderous sentiments, which have been heralded over the District by these brazen promulgators of fraud and corruption^ will be consigned to the darkness from whence they came. The Sentinel has constantly asserted that the manner of choosing the Al­ gonquin delegation was fraudulent, that its admission to the county con­ vention was unjust, and, as a conse­ quence, the congressional delegation resulting therefrom fraudulentlv chosen. Xow as to credibility: Does S. A. Hurlbut mean to say that the twenty citizens of Algonquin swearing *• this fact swear falsely ?-- Woodstock Sentinel. We would like to have the Sentinel inform us when twenty citizens of Algonquin swore to any sueh thing, There was produced before the com­ mittee on credentials at the County Convention a paper signed by twenty citizeus of Algonquin, who stated there Li tLat ihey Lelitccdth&t when the bouse was divided there were more on the Lathrop side, but when asked by a member of the Committee if they counted them they said they di&not. Then comes up Mr. Crow, chairman of the regular Caucus, who stated and offered to make affidavit of the fact before the Committee, that he did count them and it stood thirty- eight to forty-two in favor of Gen. Hurlbut. Now Mr. Crow is a man who is well known in McHenry county, and hi# word is good anywhere, whether sworn to or not. Does this look as though the Algonquin delegation ad-- mitted to the Convention was au un­ just one ? Now asthe Sentinel man is asking questions let us play Yankee and ask him a few; Does he (tare deny that he himself was at Algonquin and attempt­ ed by _fraud and trickery to pack the Caucus in the interest of Lathrop? Or that whenhe failed the Lathrop parry were advised by a stool-pigeon of the Ring to hold a new Caucus and he (ti.e s^id stool-pigeon) "would put the in through in the Convention rr Or that the pretended affidavit was drawn up by the said stool-pigeon en the morn­ ing of the Convention, at Woodstock, and signed at the earnest solicitation of the Ring leaders? These are facts which the Sentinel caunot truthfully deny. This talk of fraud iu the Mc­ Henry County Convention is all bosh, and only done to draw the attention of ^ the people from the true issue. That List of Lathrop Man. The list of names published in the Sentinel in favor of Mr. Lathrop, was, in part, at least, spurious, and does not give a proper showing of public senti­ ment in Richmond. We don't want to be hard on any one but the facts should be stated. We have talked with some dozen of the men whose names are on the list, who positively deny ever having signed it or authorzed any one else to sign for them. The names of two men were put down who were not in the State, at the time the paper was circulated. If one name was put down without authority it invalidates the whole. We believe that four-fifths of the men on that list are straight Hurl­ but men and will vote for Mr. Hurlbut. --Richmond Gazette. war The truth is, that dissatisfaction has long existed in this district/and has upon one or two occasions found very emphatic expression at the polls, and well-nigh annihilated our Republi­ can majority.--Lathrop1 a Letter. With headquarters at Rockford, and which we are credibly informed hasex- isted there eversfnee 1861. IfWm. L. approved the election of the regular Republican nominee at that time, and even later supported Mr. Stoughton "jalnst the same regular ncir.inee. and if he has never given a very enthusias­ tic support to Republican nominees foj Congress, that long existing dissatis­ faction must be his excuse. At last he receives a fraudulent nomination, and •'still he is not happy."--Beacon, DORR. S ' EDITOR PLAIN DEALER iPlease pub­ lish the following which appeared in the Era of Saturday last, and thereby aid the cause of justice and right. When we penned onr last article in reference to the Circuit Clerkship, we had no idea of being drawn into a con­ troversy. We wrote In the interest of truth and political justice, and not to gain a victory over any one. We so write now. In our criticisms upon Mr. Richards' course we have made no^ personal attack, and shall make none. In all our intercourse with him we have found hiui a polite and cultured gentle­ men, and his persoual friends are nu­ merous. We have charged that lie is, and has always been, a Democrat, and that he came home from the service of his country disgusted at the policy of the government in reference to slavery. On the latter point, we drop the direct personal testimony we have received, to avoid hard feelings when this brief contest is over, and only allude to the fact that in 1864. after the Democratic National Convention had pronounced the war a failure, and declared in favor of peace with traitors in arms, Mr. Richards, in full communion with the Democratic party, was its regular nom­ inee for Circuit Clerk against Mr. Dwight. And yet in the Sentinel Of Oct. 19th, "A True Republican." says: "He came (home) full of hope in'the success of our armj% and never lost an Opportunity of inducing hilistment when he could do so." The same writer also says that Mr. Richards "has not voted the Democrat­ ic ticket for the past six years, and has been, and is; wholly in accord with the principles of the Republican party." These statements do not accord with the facts. He may not have voted the Democratic ticket for want of opportu­ nity to do so; but has he voted the Re­ publican ticket? Has he taken an active--or any--part in its caucuses or conventions?' Has he made any public profession of faith in, or adherence to, Republican principles? Has he been a Republican at allf Not a bit of it. His Republicanism and candidacy for the Clerkship became known to the people at the same time. It is a fact well known that less than two and a half years since, a prominent. Republican urged him to "come over" and join the party and assist them, and held out to him, as an inducement, the hope or promise of the Circuit Clerk­ ship. His Democracy is a fact of com­ mon notoriety, agreed on by men of both parties, many of whom, in language more forcible than flue,, de­ nounce him as a "turi.ooat for office," and refuse to support him. How strange that the first symptoms of his conversion to Republicanism should be. an effort to get possession of the best office in the county. He, a Democrat, gained the nomination through the •Ring" and Mr. Dwight, a Republican, lost it from the satue cause, and yet our critic of the Sentinel supports that nomination, and then signs himself, "A True Republican." He also says in regard to the "Ring" that he "has never been able to find it." We are reminded of the man who couldn't see the city for the houses. He defends t;ie action of the delegates in the Repub­ lican Convention, who violated the ex­ pressed wish of their constituents on account of alleged "previous pledges" to Mr. Richards. It was their duty as honest men to obey their instructions, or give place to those'"wKft would. With as much consistency might Re­ publican electors vote for Tilden for President. We made the enquiries mentioned.and received the-..answers stated iu rega'd to the preferences of Republican voters in the township. 'A True Republican" to the contrary notwithstanding. His assertion a3 to theirpreferences is cool effrontery. If he is a fair specimen of Mr. Richards' friends and supporters, we must re­ gard that mis-guided gentlemen as a sort of latter-day incarnation of the jiufornate Tray of our youthful stock ot lore. V. Porun. WtOrJudge Lawrence, chairman of the Boone County delegation to the Elgin Convention, was conspicuous by his absence from the "rump" conven­ tion at Marengo last Tuesday, and it is stated, washes his hands of the whole thing--Belvidere Nortlnvestern. O, pshaw! Coon/you well knew that Judge Lawrence was. on the date of the meeting of the Marengo Conven­ tion. in the State of New York speechi­ fying in the interests of Ilayes and Wheeler. Before the close of the campaign, the Northwestern will have seen how thor­ oughly Judge Lawrence has "washed his hands of the whole thing."--Stand­ ard. - AN INDIAN POLICY. Now that the season for active opera­ tions is passed and the Indiana in par­ ties of from five to fifty arc reporting themselves at the agencies with the ro- bustuous air of fellows who have passed thesummer at watering places, says the New York Herald* it is.to be hoped the government will have allits hotels in order, and be iji all ways equal to the occasion. These Indians *Wlll need a great deal of cure. In the first place, they will all want, new blankets, for such as they had have been worn out or destroyed, lost on the Little Big Horn, or some of the other horns that are numerous in that country. No pains or expense should be spared in furnishing t£& wards of the nation with blankets of the first quality; for if we palm upon them the kind of sheets of shoddy that,the government used to give the soldiers for blankets, then the noble red man will suffer from the cold and may even die* It would be a reproach to our civilization to have taught the Indian to relinquish his - primitive' habiliments, and then freeze him to death with fraudulent blankets. The Indian diet should be cared for also; for although, as they return from the splendid summer they have had, they ai*3 no doubt in fine spirits and gen­ erally fine condition, we must remem­ ber that in the agency life that condition can only be maintained by higher feeding than was necessary to produce it in the exhilarating life of the war parties, Plenty of good beef, therefore, and sugar andcofl'e and what other luxuries he takes kindly to must be secured to this child of nature. It is to be trusted that the whiskey sup­ plied will be of good quality, for when in their merry-makings . ;he Indians boast over the scalps of Custer's men at tUeir belts, if the whiskey should prove of the tangle-foot variety they might hurt one another. Finallj', it is to be expected that the administration will attend during the winter to the great duty of supplying every Indian as spring draws near witli a new rifle and plenty of good ammuition. REPORT OF THE C O I N D I T I O N FAIL -sepwsar \ •ammjppssf; y.$.. ••#»«. »XM!» i. BUCKLIN TEVENS, NEAR THE DEPOT, M'HENRY. Dry Goods, a full Stock. Boots I Shoes in abundance a Full Line. Hats and Caps for all. f^gT" Choice Groceries, Fine Teas, Gin Fruits, Crockery and Glass Ware. ' . I^T The Highest Market Price for BUTTER . EGGS, AND POULTRY, in Cash or Trade. BUCKLIN & STEVENS. McHenrry, 111., Sept. 23d, 1876. PERRY & MARTIN. --OF THE-- THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK At Woodstock, Illinois, Close of Business Oct. 2,76 RESOURCES. l oans and Discounts, $173,006 20 SUPPORT YOUK FRIENDS EDITOR PLAINDKALER:--In this part of the county the'question of who shall be our next Circuit Clerk is attracting considerable attention just HOW, and as we have, of course, two sides the claims of the different candidates are freely discussed. We think one of the best arguments in favor of Mr. Dwight is that he i* an outspokenand warm sup­ porter of Hon. S. A. Hurlbut . the regu­ lar Republican nominee for Congress, as against the Elgin fraud, while Mr. Richards is and lias been a Lathrop man. And how could it lie otherwise, as he, (R.) was the candidate of the Ring. Mr. Dwight has all along been for the right, and has denounced, in no measured terms, the action of the minority at the Geneva and Elgin Conventions. And even before the County Convention he expressed him­ self, in my hearing, as willing to sac­ rifice his own nomination if it were necessary to secure that of Gen. Hurlbut. We believe the People will remember this at the polls on the 7th of Novem­ ber, and cast their votes for Josiah Dwight. DUN., (iBEEKwoon, Oct. 23<1, 1876. Overdrafts U.S. Bonds to secure Circulation.. Due from approved Reserve Agts, Third Nat. B:mk Chicago Due from,other National Ranks,.. Heal Estate and Furniture, Current Expenses, & taxes paid Checks an t other Cash Items Bills of other National B;tnks Fractional Currency, including Nic.kle Specie Legal Tinder Notes, Redemption Fund with V 5 Tress. LIABILITIES. Capital, Surplus Fund..! Other undivided profits National ltank notes Outstanding. Individual Deposits check subject to Total STATE OF ILLINOIS, 31S7 1»> 60,000 00 19,914 71 1.M19 58 4,200 00 1370 03 243 90 993 00 72 9A A.Y2 00 9,000 00 1150 00 FCM5,5U9 5TI $50,000 00 (10,000 00 6,904 OS 45,000 00 104,6C6 4* 5!) >88 County of McHenry I, JOIIN J. MURPHY, Cashier of the above named Bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowlcdgeand belief. JOHN J. MURPHY, Cash lei. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 17th day of Oct., 1*70. J. A. PARIUSH, N. P. ATTEST:-- Noill Donnelly, R. C. Jefferson, J. S. Me tliir, tiirectors. Headquarters for all] Kinds of Dry Goods Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps Groceries of all Kinds, Crockery Glass-Ware, FRUIT CANS, CARPETS, TRUNKS, And in short, a First Class Stock of General Merchandize. THE* PAPER IB OJ-T jk.. FILF WiXtt Where Advertising Contr«"••n »»er "War s Prices •A.T THE W&~ The Rockford Gazette says that the lift ©? names in the Sentinel of those in Richmond iu favor of Mr. Lathrop number 218. Now the facts are there were juet sixty-eight, and morethan two-thirds o*f these have Hnce been proved to be Hurlbut men, and their uames were signed without any authority from them. But then, that i*a« near the truth as Abe Smith was ever known to come. colored man hobbling along with the aid ef a erutch halted a police­ man in a Western town, and said, UI base n't bin in this town long, and 1 wants some advice.*5 "All right," was the reply, "Now, if I i« walking along de street an' see a tire, what mus I do about it?" asked the newly-arrived citizen. "Why, you must shout "Fire!" as loud as you can, to attract attention.'" "Yes" *'And then go to the nearest box and sound the alarm." "I see." "The steamers will speedily respond and the fire will bo put out." "Dat seems sensible an' all right." mused the man." "But dere's one more quesRhun." "Go ahead-." "What salary doe* dey pay me, an' when does the ca^h begin to come in?" .The officer made a further explanation, and the old man shook his head and responded: "Couldn't do it--couldn't think of it. While I was gwine frew all doze motions I could make two shillings sawing wood. Ize born into dis world on a cash basis!" MaT-Some graceless scamp, or scamps, for stock jobbing purposes, sent over the country a bogus dispatch annouce- ing the death of Commodore Vander- b»lt. The announcement created considerable excitement, on the New York stock board, and had a decided effect on eertain railway securities. Quite a number of operators lost heav- Hy', At noon, the Old Commodore himself sent word to a Wail street firm that he was not dead, but better than he had been for many months. Vigor­ ous measures are being taken to ferret out the guilty parties and bring them to justice. RED FRONT DRUG STORE fTrvVnfc Purchased the interest of WM. E. SMITH, lam ready to sell We are constantly receiving new Goods of all kinds, and buying them for Cash Down are thereby enabled to offer special bargains in all classes of goods. We know that talk is cheap, but the party or parties who can undersell us don'* live in this neck of the woods. Our. LARGE AND CONSTANTLY IN­ CREASING TRADE testifies better than anything we can say that • » OUR CLAIMS ARE NOT UNFOUNDED. We always guarantee our goods to be what they are represented to W and are always ready to make good our word. We are here to get a livelihood and hence cannot aflord to be undersold or to deceive the public, nor to ask ^©rui'oaSv.pipflts^on-CTOts^oods.'. ^V.c,Intend..to • " Live and Let Live! n And while we are grateful to a generous public for their patronage in time past, we hope to merit the same in the future. J6^*GIVE US A CALL »and we will show you our Goods aud use you well whether you buy of us or not. PERRY & MARTIN. At the Old Stand of Owen & Brothei-. McIIenry-, 111., July 27th, 1875. RE - OPENED. The Eiversids House, McllENRY, ILL. Brigham young is. the father of sixty-three children, forty-live of whom are living. More than half of these are females, and with but two or three exceptions, all are blonds and none beautiful. The youngest is a girl about six years old, daughter of Amelia Van Cott, the fourteenth wife. O I L S , School Books & Sundries, Cheaper than any House in McHenry County Mv Goods arc pnrchascl for Cash, (no lonjc time,) anrl toCa*h Customers I will artvls« to call and nee for themselves before purehMtng elsewhere. No Oli Goofls i StocL JOHN 3. WHEAT. Woodstock, 111 , Oct. 25th, 1876. SEWING MACHINE FOR SALE. If you want one of the beet Sewing Machines in the market for half price, call at this office, where the Machine can be seen and tested. The undersigned having leased tho alwve Hotel for a term of years, newly furnished and Ite-ftttcd It in the best of manner, has °FQrC,the accommodation of the Traveling Public,, and all others who may favor huu with Teal! Thi« House is VieauUfully Mtuated on «,ebinks of the Fox lllver, and lmt a short distance troin the .Steamboat Landing. 1 wo aipomboats run Sailv to Fox and IMstaona I ake*. a few mitos above, the be*t Huntinff j pifthinx Cirounds in the Northwest. I.arse Jml airv' A^tinent* for families during the Summer. Boats and Oarsmen furnished at Keasonab c, Itates. Free Buss to anil from tie Cars. S o t i n s w i l l b e s p a r e d t o p r o m o t e t h e c o r n j fort of quests, and from a Ion? experience in [he business I flutter .uvhcII thnt l oan nleaHe t h o m o s t f a s t i d i o u s . A ( t O O D l . I V K K Y IN OOWwECTIOH WITH THE HOUSE. aSf^oardcrs by the Day or Week on the most Reasonable'Terms. JACOB WEBER, Proprietor. BAYL1 GHKAT Mercantile Collcirc, Keokuk, Iowa, on the Mississippi. Prof. Win. H. Miller Ren"ral ManNf-'*""- Nineteenth year. About •lxtv dollars pav all expenses, for Membership noard and -itationerv. Bookkeepers, Penman, Reporters, Operators, Architects.-Surveyors ana Teachers thoroughly fitted. English branches free. Free Lectures by eminent Orators. Free Festivals with Brass Band In College Hall. Free furnished rooms for self boftrdinsr, Telesrraphinur free. Short hand writing free. Good liounUnff clubs and family board. Railroad fare deducted. Immense business in Keoknk. No va<*itlon. Address Baylies College, Keokuk, Iowa. State where yon saw this advertisement, J At the Old Stand of J. E. Va«ey, RING WOOD, - - ILLINOIS, Have just filled their Storo with a Large Stock of STQVES, Both Cook and nealinjr, jvhich thev arc offer- injr to the buying pubttcat BOTTOM PRICKS We have also a tine assortment of Table and Pocket Cutlery, and other Goods that ar® usually kept in a country Hardware Store. In connection with our lar^e stock of Hard, ware we have opened up with a full line of The Best Tobacco and Cigars To be found in the Market. OUR STOCK OP Boots ai M Rubber Goods, &c„ are of the best ai aim fea­ ture, and we extend an invitation to all come and see us before purchasing elsewln v All goods sold at thd Lowest Cash Prices. VASET A HOLMES. Bingwood, Sept. 18th, 1876,